Lease Account Manager-Florida

The Pete Store has grown from a single location in 2001 to become one of the largest and most respected truck dealers in the world today. Our secret to success isn’t much of a secret at all: We prioritize hiring, training, and supporting great people above everything else – even our customers. Employees come first at The Pete Store because we believe that the better we take care of our employees, the better they will take care of our customers.

If you are looking for a place where you are valued, supported, and can be a part of building something truly special, look no further. Let’s get to work!

Benefits: 

• Affordable employee health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• 401K with company match
• Paid holiday and vacation
• Employer paid training for technicians

This position can be easily summarized as a Selling Manager. The main objective of this role is to successfully manage and grow a regional fleet of full service lease & rental vehicles throughout our Southeast territory. Through persistence and dedication, this role will focus on not only growing our customer base through constant contact with prospects and customers, but also a deep attention to customer service by putting the needs of our clients as a top priority. This position will utilize operational knowledge to handle a variety of recurring tasks and foster process improvement.

• Lease & Rental Sales; manage existing relationships through ongoing contact as well as continue to prospect for new customers through email, cold calls, knocks, and social media
• Utilize technology such as RigDig, FleetSeek, LinkedIn, etc to discover and connect with potential new customers
• Keep an organized schedule to separate time for visiting with current customers, exploring new ones, and handling operational duties
• Spec trucks in SmartSpec tool with resale and customer application as a priority; prepare accurate and complete deals in SalesSuite tool
• Travel to each location within region to maintain relationships with service personnel and local customers to grow the business in that market
• Demonstrate general financial knowledge by analyzing the financial statement to identify key areas of improvement
• Monthly Lease & Rental Billing, including obtaining monthly mileages from lease customers and/or utilizing SmartLinq for vehicle info & mileage
• Handle all aspects of rental department including creating contracts, assisting with credit and insurance, and communicating with the service advisor teams regarding all pending rental transactions
• Communicate with local service team for repairs & maintenance; work hand in hand with local service manager, referring all customers to contact their respective service advisors and service managers in time of breakdown
• Assist with lease & rental breakdowns and notify local service advisors of any incoming units to facilitate repairs
• Daily monitoring of Decisiv/PSSM fleet management software. Be sure to know status of every truck at any given time, follow up with service as needed for updates; go above and beyond to ensure our fleet is being taken care of in a timely manner
• Work with PacLease Fleet Service Manager for any cases that require additional attention
• Prepare and deliver new trucks for lease and rental sales including obtaining up to date insurance, securing tag & titlework, and any other pre-delivery task
• Assist with various administrative tasks such as fuel tax reporting, licensing rebills, DOT compliance, etc.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Two to four year’s related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

All applicants who accept employment will be required to complete a pre-employment drug/BG/MVR screen.

The Pete Store is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and potential employees will be recruited, selected, trained, compensated, promoted and if necessary, disciplined without regard to sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, status as a veteran, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Employees holding a CDL license are classified in a “safety sensitive” position as defined by the United States Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing regulations.   As a “safety sensitive” classification, you will be subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing.